Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings is dealing with fresh controversy after one of its senior execs was charged with bribery.
On Tuesday, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office announced it had filed multiple charges of accepting bribes and ‘casino gaming crimes’ against Michael Barlow, senior VP of operations at Twin River, which operates Rhode Island’s two casinos on behalf of the state government.
Attorney General Peter Neronha said a grand jury had returned an indictment on December 12 that included 30 felony counts against Barlow (pictured) and two other individuals, casino vendor Yehuda Amar and Amar’s business associate Jill Feldman.
Amar is accused of making payments to Barlow – who began his tenure with Twin River in 2006 – to secure subleases with multiple food court vendors at Twin River casino properties, as well as securing multiple business contracts.